"Mingfei, what are you doing here?"
Li Zhu asked somewhat awkwardly. After all, he was a hot-blooded young man, how could he resist such temptation...
"Your Highness, I am naturally here to serve you..."
Consort Ming blushed as she spoke, and in that atmosphere, Li Zhu was barely suppressing the urge to pounce on her…
"I don't need your service. You may leave. Let the palace maids do this..."
Li Zhu told himself rationally that this was his younger brother's wife, and he couldn't touch her. Even if the Second Prince didn't want her anymore, she was still his younger brother's wife...
"Your Highness, look what this is!"
Li Zhu subconsciously looked at Consort Ming's outstretched hand. This was the first time Li Zhu had observed Consort Ming so closely. Her skin was like spotless moonlight, making one want to kiss her...
Consort Ming extended her hand directly in front of Li Zhu. Li Zhu tried to reassure himself that his gaze on her arm wasn't lustful, but rather to verify a rumor: beautiful women's arms are hairless…
That's right, I'm verifying this rumor, definitely not just to get a second look at Consort Ming's arm...
But just then, Consort Ming suddenly opened her outstretched hand, and a wisp of green smoke dissipated from it…
When Li Zhu inhaled the wisp of smoke, he immediately realized that the Second Prince actually had a backup plan…
He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "When did this bastard become even more cunning than the third brother?"
A surge of malevolent fire erupted from his dantian, slowly eroding Li Zhu's consciousness...
The light gauze slipped down...
This moment reveals everything...
This kind of stimulation felt like Li Zhu's brain had exploded, and his vision blurred...
"Sister-in-law, why are you doing this?"
With the last shred of reason remaining, Li Zhu looked at Consort Ming and asked, "?"
"Your Highness, I am now a withered flower, the Second Prince despises me, and my family treats me with utter contempt. They say that as long as I do as they say, everything will return to normal..."
Hearing Consort Ming's words, Li Zhu immediately realized that this guy had been manipulated by his family and the Second Prince, and that they had already used Consort Ming as a pawn, wanting to use her sacrifice to trick him...
Since assassination failed, let's use a public scheme. As long as we catch the Crown Prince and Consort Ming in bed together, under the heavy pressure of ethics and morality, Li Zhu's position as Crown Prince will definitely be in jeopardy. Even if he doesn't die, he will become a morally corrupt person despised by millions. At that time, the condemnation from all over the world will be enough to drown him, and he will have absolutely no chance of turning things around.
Consort Ming is doomed. The death of a woman can secure the throne for the Second Prince and wealth and honor for her family. They think it's a worthwhile trade...
This is the tragedy of women in this era: they either become playthings of those in power or victims of power struggles…
"Consort Ming, you've been deceived by them. They intend to sacrifice you..."
At this point, Li Zhu saw the despair in Consort Ming's eyes, and he suddenly understood her heart. She knew her fate, but she still did it because she felt that death might be a relief for her…
"Consort Ming, how could you be so foolish? A man like the Second Prince is not worth doing this for. Besides, you are you, and you should live for yourself. I haven't touched you because I wanted to give you your freedom. What you're doing now is meaningless. It will only make those who use you even more rampant, because your sacrifice will bring them more power. Is that what you want?"
This is what they want. Ask yourself, what do you want?
A woman once said, "Who says women are inferior to men? Women can also surpass men!"
"As long as you become powerful, you can trample those who sacrificed themselves under your feet, but once you die, everything is gone, all will vanish like smoke..."
Li Zhu was a man of integrity, even in this situation he was trying his best to maintain his rationality. Moreover, he felt that his mind was incredibly active at this moment, but a certain part of him was throbbing painfully, and his head felt like it was about to explode. Moreover, this pain was like a tide, wave after wave, assaulting his rationality...
"Really...can I really do it?"
Tears streamed down Consort Ming's face; her heart wavered. She raised her head and looked at Li Zhu, questioning him.
"You're already criticizing me. If I don't complete their orders today, I'll have a hard time dying later..."
"Mingfei, what are you thinking? How could I possibly look down on you? You are an absolute beauty. It's just that I can't get over the thought of you being my sister-in-law..."
"Really? He doesn't want me anymore, will you still want me?"
Consort Ming looked at Li Zhu nervously and asked!
"If you're willing, I can make you my concubine. Once I successfully ascend the throne, you can turn the tables and bully everyone who has wronged you..."
Li Zhu quickly assured him...
"Your Highness, they're almost here, we..."
Consort Ming wanted to suggest that they hide somewhere, but she also knew that there didn't seem to be anywhere to hide in this place...
"Ah... a snake..."
Consort Ming suddenly jumped into Li Zhu's arms, almost knocking away the last bit of reason in Li Zhu!
Li Zhu subconsciously turned around and saw it was the three-meter-long bamboo viper. He wanted to curse it, but then, clinging to a sliver of hope, he asked...
Where are you from?
"Are you stupid? It's like we're telling you something and you think you'd understand..."
The bamboo viper retorted, and Li Zhu knew this wasn't a hallucination; he really could understand snakes talking. In a moment of panic, he quickly said...
"Then tell me..."
"There's an underground palace under your bed. You don't actually understand me, do you? I just came to verify something. Don't scare me; humans can't understand snakes..."
Zhu Yeqing was still muttering to himself, but Li Zhu couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention. In this situation, every second counted...
Following the snake's instructions, Li Zhu indeed found an entrance under the bed. Regardless of the potential danger, he went down without hesitation and restored the entrance to its original state...
"Father, you must do justice for me! My elder brother has gone too far! He actually forcibly took my beloved Consort Ming away! To humiliate me, he even told me immediately after court that he was going to sleep with Consort Ming. I cannot bear such humiliation, which is why I have come to you, Father, to seek justice for me..."
The second prince cried and complained, his snot running down his face, which annoyed the emperor...
"Enough! Don't think I don't know what happened. Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? The Crown Prince didn't even touch Consort Ming. Today, you'll take her back to Luoyang. If you mention this again, I'll banish you from Luoyang and demote you to guard the border..."
The emperor angrily rebuked him. He had heard the whole story from his subordinates and knew perfectly well that the second prince was setting a trap for his own elder brother…
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